Firefly Aerospace is a Texas-based private aerospace company that provides end-to-end space transportation services. It specializes in the development of small to medium-lift launch vehicles like the Alpha rocket and lunar landers such as Blue Ghost, along with on-orbit services using its Elytra space tug. Firefly works with partners like NASA and ESA, securing contracts for commercial lunar payload services and missions to the far side of the Moon. The company aims to provide affordable and reliable space access for government and commercial customers, contributing to lunar and cislunar exploration.
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Firefly Aerospace’s lander will deliver three NASA-funded instruments to the Moon’s south pole in 2029 for $176.7 million.
Firefly Aerospace currently uses the former SLC-2 pad at Vandenberg.
Slick-2 is now used by Firefly Aerospace.
India’s Chandrayaan 3 began its descent from 30 kilometers altitude, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost began from 20 kilometers altitude, and JAXA’s SLIM began from 15 kilometers altitude.
Firefly and the UAE space agency MBRSC selected Firefly’s second Blue Ghost lander to carry the UAE’s second Rashid rover to the Moon.
Firefly won an extended $18 million contract from NASA for Elytra Dark to provide communications and radio frequency calibration services for LuSEE-Night.
Firefly Aerospace selected Honeybee Robotics to provide the rover for Firefly’s third CLPS mission.
Firefly Aerospace achieved the first true soft lunar landing for the United States in the 21st century with Blue Ghost.
Firefly Aerospace concluded the mission portion of Blue Ghost under NASA’s CLPS program as intended.
Firefly Aerospace’s third CLPS flight will carry six NASA-funded science and technology payload suites to one of the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s nearside.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured a lunar sunset and associated horizon glow on March 16.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Moon lander, part of NASA’s CLPS program, conducted nominal payload operations until just after the end of lunar day on March 16, 2024.
Firefly Aerospace achieved the first fully successful private landing on the Moon in February 2024.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander successfully completed its lunar landing at Mare Crisium.
Firefly Aerospace received $8.2 million to fund the expansion of a spacecraft development facility.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander successfully landed on the Moon in early March 2025.
Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander Blue Ghost landed in Mare Crisium on the Moon on March 2, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace won a CLPS award of $179.6 million for Blue Ghost 3.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 landing was planned for around 2:30 am.
Firefly received a $101.5 million task order from NASA for the delivery and operations of payloads on Blue Ghost 1.